Chapter 38
Zhou Chengze's WeChat was something he had gotten from her private WeChat account after their last meal; he didn't know where he got it from. Xiang Wan was somewhat surprised when she saw his friend request.
She originally intended to decline, but accidentally clicked "accept" instead. She didn't delete him afterward, so he remained in her contact list.
Unexpectedly, all three of them sent her messages at the same time.
In the dim light, Xiang Wan leaned against the headboard, blinked, and finally decided not to reply to anyone. She turned off her phone and went to sleep.
The next day, Xiang Wan looked at the three messages, thought about it and decided not to reply to Zhou Chengze, but only replied to the messages sent by Chen Yan and Jiang Juncang.
Both replied with "Mmm."
After replying to the messages, Xiang Wan seemed to suddenly realize something. She scrolled through the list, thought for a moment, and came to a conclusion: something must have happened between Jiang Zhuochun and Che Nanbei.
Because these two chatterboxes only sent her congratulatory messages.
This might be normal for other people, but for these two, even if they weren't completely clueless and just randomly sent her a video call, they would at least send her a few 60-second voice messages.
It's strange that only two text messages were sent.
Xiang Wan sent a message in the group chat of the four people, saying that she wanted to treat them to dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Shen Feiyang replied instantly, but after hesitating for two minutes, the two elders finally replied as well.
Che Nanbei: [I can.]
Jiang Zhuochun: [I can too.]
Although she could tell that the two of them were acting a little strangely, Xiang Wan didn't take it too seriously, thinking that they would be fine in a few days.
It wasn't until the four of them gathered in the restaurant's private room, and apart from the occasional conversation between her and Shen Feiyang, the two of them remained silent, that Xiang Wan realized the cold war had become a difficult problem to solve.
After finishing their meal, she and Shen Feiyang decided to take them down one by one.
As for which one to take down first, Xiang Wan hadn't decided yet, until she received harassing phone calls in the early hours of the morning...
*
That day, Xiang Wan was lying in bed, about to go to sleep, when she suddenly received a phone call from a drunk Che Nanbei.
Before answering, she made a point of checking the time; it was 2 a.m. Normally, even if Che Nanbei were completely out of his mind, he wouldn't choose this time to call her.
Xiang Wan answered the phone with some skepticism, thinking it was something urgent, until she heard Che Nanbei's obviously slurred speech on the other end.
"Wanwan... I'm so sorry!!!! I deserve to be punished... I'm a scumbag... Waaaaah... How could I have let you down... I was wrong..."
"..." Although I couldn't smell the alcohol on the other end of the phone, I could still smell the thick accent and the loud voice.
If Che Nanbei hadn't been drunk, she would have written Xiang Wan's name backwards.
Xiang Wan was speechless and moved her phone further away: "Where are you now?"
However, Che Nanbei on the other side seemed not to hear at all, only repeating the same sentence over and over: "Wanwan, I'm sorry—uh—uh—"
"..." Xiang Wan resisted the urge to hang up the phone until the bartender on the other end took the call and told her the address of the bar before she hung up.
Despite being sleepy, she drove herself to the bar, intending to take the drunk man home, but was stopped by the bartender:
"Miss, this regular customer has spent a total of 61,800 yuan at our store. Would you like to pay by QR code or credit card?"
"..."
Xiang Wan glanced at the person beside her who was still apologizing, her eyes cold. He drank 60,000 yuan in one night. No wonder Che Nanbei was wearing last year's limited edition dress that day.
So he spent all his pocket money on alcohol.
"Scan the code."
Because driver Uncle Zhang was on vacation, Xiang Wan had to carry the car Nanbei into the car by herself, and then half-dragged and half-carried her into her apartment.
However, not only did Che Nanbei vomit in the car, but he also kept talking the whole way, either apologizing for no reason or belting out high notes.
Unable to bear it any longer, Xiang Wan covered the person's mouth, threw the blanket over her, and without even having the strength to go to the guest room, fell asleep right next to her.
I slept without any dreams.
Xiang Wan woke up in the afternoon sunlight early in the morning, still not fully conscious, when she saw Che Nanbei staring at her with a terrified expression...
"..."
The terrified look in the car across the street really frightened her. Xiang Wan thought she had been reborn, and this time as a man.
She glanced down at the bathrobe she was wearing, pulled it open slightly to peek inside, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was indeed a woman.
Just as she was about to ask Che Nanbei what was wrong, she saw the same person who had been drunk and disorderly yesterday suddenly kneel down in front of her and tightly hug her thighs with both hands.
Xiang Wan: "..."
She was completely bewildered, thinking she was dreaming, and rubbed her temples, her head aching: "Che Nanbei, what are you doing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Che Nanbei looked up at her with teary eyes: "Wanwan, I've already wronged you once, how could I do something so awful to you again!"
!!
She apologized inexplicably all night yesterday, and she thought she was just having a drunken tantrum. And now she's doing this again.
Although I knew nine years ago that they lived in the world of a novel, it was still a bit too abstract.
Xiang Wan was in a daze and didn't speak, but Che Nanbei took it as her being angry and tightened his grip on her leg: "Wanwan, I will definitely take responsibility for you."
"..."
That damn familiar line—even someone like Xiang Wan, who doesn't read CEO romance novels, could guess that Che Nanbei seemed to have misunderstood something.
The world of the novels they live in is male-oriented, not yuri!
Xiang Wan's eye twitched, not understanding how Che Nanbei could have such an absurd misconception. She looked down at her, her eyes slightly cold: "What do you think happened?"
Che Nanbei was filled with remorse: "I also did something I was sorry for."
Oh~
A very subtle word: 'also'
Thinking of Jiang Zhuochun and Che Nanbei, who hadn't spoken for a long time, and considering Che Nanbei's habit of suddenly sitting up in the middle of the night and then stripping naked to sleep, I realized that...
What happened is self-evident.
Xiang Wan looked down at her, her eyes knowing: "You and Jiang Zhuochun had an affair after drinking."
"!!" Che Nanbei felt like he'd been hit on the head twice, his vision blurred, "Wanwan, how did you know?"
"Just guessing." Xiang Wan said calmly, but there was a hint of teasing in her eyes. "Tell me, what's going on between you two?"
Che Nanbei chattered on and on all afternoon, and after listening, Xiang Wan summarized: "It's like you got dumped by the most popular guy in your animation department, so you drowned your sorrows in alcohol, and then one time you and Jiang Zhuochun had an affair after drinking."
"Um."
Xiang Wan was still a little confused after hearing this: "That's between you two, why do you always apologize to me?"
Che Nanbei looked at her cautiously: "Jiang Zhuochun is your person, I shouldn't betray you."
"..."
Hey! When did Jiang Zhuochun become her person again?!
Xiang Wan rubbed her temples, her tone somewhat helpless: "Jiang Zhuochun did confess his feelings to me in the third year of junior high school."
She paused for a moment, then said, "But he only likes the aura that comes with the name Xiang Wan, not me as a person."
"Besides, anyone can see that Jiang Zhuochun likes you, Che Nanbei, right now." But Xiang Wan didn't say the last part; it's better for the person making the confession to do it themselves.
Seeing that Che Nanbei didn't react, Xiang Wan raised an eyebrow and asked, "And what about you?"
"What about me?"
"Do you like Jiang Zhuochun?" Xiang Wan smiled knowingly when she saw the blush on someone's face. "You like him."
Che Nanbei kept his head down and didn't speak, but his exposed profile suddenly turned red.
Xiang Wan chuckled, barely able to suppress her amusement: "If you like him, go after him."
'Besides, you two have a mutual crush on each other.'
Che Nanbei remained silent for a long time, then suddenly craned his neck and looked up at her: "Wanwan, don't you mind?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Wan couldn't help but tease, "If I minded, how could you not like him?"
"I will." As if afraid that he hadn't expressed himself clearly enough, Che Nanbei added, "If you mind, Wanwan, I won't like him anymore."
"..."
Xiang Wan chuckled, thinking the other person was joking, but seeing Che Nanbei's serious expression, she knew he was serious, and her expression softened.
She blinked and said seriously, "I don't like him, Nanbei."
Seeing the star-like smile in her friend's eyes, Xiang Wan couldn't help but feel happy for her. However, just as she was feeling tender and affectionate, Che Nanbei said something that made her heart ache.
"What about you, Wanwan?"
"What? What should I do?"
"But Wanwan, I also have to take responsibility for you."
"...Nothing happened to us."
"All right--"
Why does it sound a little disappointing...?
*
After defeating them one by one, the next protagonist is Jiang Zhuochun.
Xiang Wan originally planned to go directly to the Jiang family to find him, but when she arrived at the Jiang family, she was told that Jiang Zhuochun was not at home.
She sat on the sofa, drank a cup of tea, and was about to leave when she bumped into Jiang Juncang, who was going home to get some documents.
The last time the two interacted was after the press conference, when he sent her a congratulatory message on WeChat.
Jiang Juncang was also somewhat surprised to see her, as he originally had a meeting with his roommate scheduled for the afternoon. Coincidentally, his roommate had stood him up once before, so he canceled his afternoon plans without feeling guilty.
"I wonder if Miss Xiang has time to go to a coffee shop outside for afternoon tea?" As if he thought she might decline, Jiang Juncang added, "We also talked about investment matters."
Although the Jiang family's business is in the export of eyeglasses, Jiang Juncang is also a relatively active investor. After taking over the family business, he occasionally invests in projects he believes in.
In the early stages of the Xiang family's automotive pioneering plan, many investors approached her, and Xiang Wan had been considering the matter.
In his previous life, Jiang Juncang's investments all yielded good returns in the later stages, and Xiang Wan was somewhat tempted when she heard him say that.
The two talked for a long time at a coffee shop, ordering coffee twice before finally ending their conversation.
"Then, Mr. Xiang, I'll have my lawyer draft the contract the day after tomorrow."
"Just call me Xiang Wan."
"Okay, then Xiang Wan, see you the day after tomorrow."
"good."
Meanwhile, the two finalized a contract at the coffee shop. On the other side, Jiang Zhuochun, who had returned home after receiving the news, was so angry at his brother's invitation to Xiang Wan to have coffee that he almost laughed...
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